AMES, Iowa — Iowa State University Extension and Outreach hosted a series of three webinars that discussed how to recognize the signs of stress, how to deal with dairy farm families experiencing stress, analyzing a dairy for profits, the profitability of various dairy systems and what FINBIN says about production costs.

The webinars have been archived and remain available to be viewed through the Four-State Dairy Nutrition & Management Conference website at http://www.fourstatedairy.org/webinars.html

The topics discussed in the webinars include:

• Recognizing and managing stress in dairy farmers.
• Do you know your cost of production and where the dairy industry is headed?
• Making production decisions during challenging times.

Farming is often listed as one of the most stressful occupations in the United States. This is particularly true for dairy farmers as they experience an extended period of low milk prices.

The webinars were presented and sponsored by extension specialists from ISU Extension and Outreach, University of Illinois, University of Wisconsin and University of Minnesota.

For more information contact ISU Extension and Outreach dairy specialists Larry Tranel at tranel@iastate.edu or 563-583-6496, Jenn Bentley at jbentley@iastate.edu or 563-382-2949 or Fred Hall at fredhall@iastate.edu or 712-737-4230.

— Jennifer Bentley, Fred M. Hall and Larry Tranel, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

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